3.0.0 4102 2023-01-11T13:46:07Z 2023-01-11T13:46:07Z Senate S 2020-06-30 116 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-06-30T17:34:13Z 2020-06-30 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2020-06-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2020-06-30 True Education Athletes Cardiovascular and respiratory health Civil actions and liability Emergency medical services and trauma care Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods School athletics State and local courts Student aid and college costs Education 00 2020-06-30 Introduced in Senate 2020-08-12T17:43:41Z College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act

This bill requires institutions of higher education (IHEs) to take certain health and safety actions to respond to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), specifically for college athletes.

Specifically, the bill prohibits IHEs from (1) allowing any individual to agree to a liability waiver for any sporting activity, or (2) canceling a scholarship or any other financial aid provided to a college athlete who does not participate in team activities due to concerns about COVID-19.

Further, each IHE must inform its college athletes when a college athlete or a staff member of its athletic department tests positive for COVID-19, without revealing any personally identifiable information about the individual.

Additionally, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must, within 90 days, develop health and safety guidelines related to COVID-19 for athletic departments of IHEs. IHEs must comply with these guidelines.

The bill also provides a private right of action for individuals affected by violations of the bill.

]]> College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act Display Title College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act Short Title(s) as Introduced College Athlete Pandemic Safety Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to ensure that institutions of higher education take steps to protect their college athletes from COVID-19, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4102is/xml/BILLS-116s4102is.xml 2020-06-30 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.